Fay Claassen & Cor Bakker
Biography Fay Claassen & Cor Bakker
Fay Claassen
The Dutch power woman of jazz, Fay Claassen, is one of the best-known and most diverse singers in The Netherlands and belongs to the European top. Fay is a musical phenomenon, known for her elegance and delicacy; a sophisticated singer who does not shy away from crossovers and other genres. She knows how to move her audiences with ease with her endearing voice.
“Fay Claassen is to singing what Audrey Hepburn was to the movies: elegant and graceful“- American jazz magazine CADENCE
Fay Claassen received many prestigious (inter)national music prizes. In 2022 she won her fourth Edison Jazz Award, making her the only Dutch contemporary vocalist to have this to her name. She also received a Golden Record and the Chet Baker Award. Fay is a regular guest with the most renowned big bands and orchestras, from the Metropole Orchestra and Brussels Jazz Orchestra to Danish Radio Big Band and WDR Big Band. In May 2023 the new album, Symphonic Stories, is released in collaboration with the classical Residentie Orchestra from The Hague. Fay performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival for nine times, and she is also frequently invited as a guest teacher at conservatories, such as Amsterdam and Antwerp.
Fay will also focus on various new projects in 2023 and 2024, such as with Jakob Helling New Concert Band, Thierry Lang Trio and Orchestra, a tribute to Ann Burton with the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw, a tour with the Metropole Orchestra and various albums that will be released.
